A Bishop’s Stortford school girl will appear alongside supermodel Agyness Deyn and Jim Sturgess in a new BBC drama from the creator of Luther.

Ten-year-old Liberty Gill landed herself the role of ‘Jessica’ in Hard Sun, and will appear on screen this Saturday (13 January).

It is a pre-apocalyptic crime drama from the BAFTA and Emmy-nominated creator of Luther, Neil Cross.

The sci-fi thriller — which follows the efforts of two detectives to tackle inner-city crime in a world facing impending extinction — kicked off last weekend (January 6) and has attracted positive reviews so far.

Alongside Cross, the show also boasts Game of Thrones’ Brian Kirk as its lead director.

However, Liberty is no stranger to star-studded sets, having previously worked on blockbuster hit Wonder Woman and ITV’s The Halycon.

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Liberty will next appear on screen later this year in The Little Stranger, a film adaption of Sarah Waters’ gothic novel of the same name.

The Summercroft pupil, who has also just finished a run in Peter Pan at the Harlow Playhouse, attends The Pauline Quirke Academy (PQA) of Performing arts in Bishop’s Stortford, and secured her Hard Sun role through their in-house talent agency, Quirky Kidz.

She also has dance lessons at the Jacqui Ison School of Dance, and will compete as part of the England team at the Dance World Cup in Barcelona next June.

Principal of PQA Bishop’s Stortford, Lee Ellaway, said: “ At PQA we are delighted to be able to offer such exciting opportunities for our students to get involved with professional theatre, film and tv.

“For us, going to an audition is an amazing experience but landing the role like Liberty did is definitely the icing on the cake!”

Catch Liberty in Hard Sun at 9:35pm on BBC One on Saturday, 13 January or on BBC iPlayer.